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FILE NAME Insulation Contractors & Distributors ICD DATE 1968 Mar 13 DOC ICD061 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Minutes of the Health & Safety Committee of the National Insulation Manufacturers Assoc AK100851329 AK100851329 DIATIOTAL DIATIOTAL D NATII ONAA L T DIATI IOTALIO NDULATION RT ADA NINDULATIION L MADUFACT&URERS MACDUFACTURERAS FERY OLISALHLOGG wi we NATIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL INDULATION INDULATION INDULATION INDULATION CAFERY CAFERY OLISH MADUFACTURERS MADUFACTURERS MADUFACTUREMADUFACTURERS S MADUFACTURERS MADUFACTURERS MADUFACTURERS ALLOGG ALLOGG ALLOGG AL OG ALLOqGmG ALLOGG ALLOGG ALLOGG oy ot New New York York New New York March March March March 13 13 - of A Part Part Duct of the OcOcccupationaul pational ResRiesith th & of the Occupational Occupational Occupational Oc upational Resith Resith Resith Resith CoCommmitmtenitCommittten en TheThe transactitraonsacntiosns transactions transactions Barnhart are attached Ofw Ofwthe 0606515 ted 1tted 0651tted 0651tted 0651tted met met wi ** of of the the . big weCC big as reproerptoedratedra eportedreportedaa yo | Following this combined meeting there was a brief zeeting of the San pational Health & Safety Committee The following WZS Wer 1. B. Grant M.D. C. b Sheckler F. H. Edwards H. Mesler J. Vyverbere PPG Industries Manville Corning Ruberoid Corning Mr. Sheckler indicated that the work of the Education Subocmitte 863 4 progressing satisfactorily The asbestos pamphlet had been prepared and i circulated for comments and approval The fiber glass pemplet will be available for full committee review early in April Dr. Grant pointed cut H} that it was his understanding that both these pamphlets and the Educationt : Program for the coming year were to be reviewed of a meeting of the full : corcittee This was not done with the #sbestos parghlut Dr. Grant's ex- perience was that the time limitation set for review by the subcizmi : had passed before he had had a chance to review the : pamphlet He felt this : was unfortunate inasmuch as he would have liked to have sen either a reference to employment and periodic medical examinatiors of the workers or a specific limitation clearly indicating that the scope of the pamphlet did not include medical control procedures As the pamphlet is at the present time it will invite justified criticism by the medical profession pprofesrsion oprofesfion ession Mr. Sheckler is of the opinion that comments with reference to medica^ ex- ex- ex- aminations were inappropriate to incluse in the pamphlet This reflects besic disagreement within the committee which must be resolved at e later meeting of the full committee Although it was discussed decided upon to resolve this besic difference of opinion pamphlet draft prepared by the m atce will no action was The fiber gives be zeviched at a committee meeting in New York on April 16 1968 Mr. J. M. Bornhert wished to be advised on how he should handle requests coming to him for assistance in health related problems The following general philosophy was agreed upon Me should first die Dubll Autobu Autobu to the manufacturer of the product in question However MOTORE can be identified or is the manufacturer of the product specifically specifically quested NI support he should direct the request the Occupational Health & Safety Committee for appropriate F137803